And in plain sight, right before the eyes of a gas station clerk, a kidnapping in progress. How he knew she was in trouble and what the hero did to save her. The incredible rescue caught on camera. And good morning, america. We have big news overnight in the fight against isis. The chief executioner, jihadi john, targeted by a drone in syria. You see it right there. That is an isis stronghold. He is believed to be dead. The u. S. Had been hunting him for months, but one of the most wanted men on earth who terrorized the world with those brutal terror tapes executing those three americans and publicly calling for war against the united states. He also taunted president obama personally in those tapes. Our full team is on the story this morning starting off with abcs brian ross. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, george. He became the face of evil and the u. S. Had been tracking jihadi john, a british citizen for months. U. S. Officials say the drone strike was launched late thu
In a u. S. Drone strike. The isis executioner targeted in the syrian city of raqqah. If this strike is successful, it will be a strike at the heart of isis. Kurdish forces entered the iraqi city of sinjar from all directions with the help of Coalition Air strikes. Donald trump came outline swinging at a Campaign Rally in iowa. This lightweight marco rubio, carly whatever her name is. How dare the press not believe me that i hit somebody in the face with a padlock. Accused of sending obscene texts to someone he thought was a teenaged girl. A man observed intentional going over board the more gene adjust pearl. Florent grosberg is awarded the medal of honor for tackling a terrorist bomber. The man accused of plotting the lufthansa heist at jfk. Two burglars making themselves right at home, laughing and drinking orange juice. All that. An emu on the run is captured in delaware. Rambo knocks it loose. Rambo in the middle of things again. Rambo responsible for three take aways tonight. Ryan
Actress Juliette Binoche talks about some unusual turns in her career, and taking on greek tragedy. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a new front opened today in the war with no apparent end in sight. Kurdish forces in iraq, with u. S. Support, launched an assault on a key city that links Islamic State holdings in two countries. American airstrikes hammered sinjar, on iraqs far northwestern border wi
Lester holt. Good eveving. We start with greig danger the sky which threatened nearly 2 dozen flights last night alone. The fbi is looking for potentially dozens of suspects who lit up the skies with laser pointers in 16 cities. Oneargeted the helicopter of our nbc station here in new york city which aimed its camera lens at the source catching the alleged culprit in the act. Tom costello now with a rare pilots view of this alarming threat from the ground. It happened 1,500 feet over brooklyn. A bright green laser light suddenly lit up the nbc 4 helicopter cockpit. Dont look, george. Reporter the reporter and his pilot nearly blinded as they hovered above the city. On the ground, a man who appeared to be targeting not only the nbc chopper but nypd chopper, too. We can see him standing outside the building in the back with the lacer in his theres another arrest. Reporter Police Quickly moved in making one arrest. At the same time in dallas three aircraft were targeted near lafield. Faa
A. M. , but still a problem. Alex savidge is going to explain how their previous plan of uprighting the truck is not going to work. It is friday, november 13th. Good morning. Im dave clark. Lets talk about our weather this morning. Steve paulson is ready, plenty to talk about. Rain is on the way, just not today. Clear skies except for patchy fog out there. Santa rosa, a little over the bay, east bay as well, looks like a beautiful friday and a little warmer. Temps coming up. Perfect morning in sausalito at 49 degrees. Jake, nippy 33 here in friendly city of rohnert park with a thin layer of ground fog. 30s and 40s on the temps, a little cool for some, not bad for others much. Were a couple degrees warmer than the last couple mornings. Rain, rain, rain in the pacific northwest. Snow in the cascades. This will be our weather maker late saturday into sunday. Its on its way. Its beginning to dip south. Cold morning, patchy fog, breeze in the hills. 60s on the temps, near 70 santa rosa and